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The Hon. David C. Onley
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
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Variety Village ambassador Jamie Ganpat meets with The Hon. David C. Onley at The International Day for People with Disabilities.
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The Honourable David C. Onley took office on September 5th, 2007 as Ontario’s 28th Lieutenant Governor.
Born in Midland, Ontario, His Honour attended local schools and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1975 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He worked as an intern at Queen's Park and attended the University of Windsor Law School.
His Honour has championed disability issues on many fronts and for many years. Having lived with polio and post-polio syndrome since the age of three, he has broken through social barriers and become a role model for many people.
In his 22-year career with Citytv, His Honour was Canada’s first senior newscaster with a visible disability. A popular news anchor, host/producer, science and technology specialist, and weatherman, he showed that ability outshines disability.
His Honour has chaired the Government of Ontario’s Accessibility Standards Advisory Council, served on the SkyDome Accessibility Council and the Air Canada Centre Accessibility Committee.
For his public service, His Honour has been presented with the King Clancy Award for Disabled Persons, the Courage to Come Back Award, and the Positive Impact Award. He was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame and the Scarborough Walk of Fame, and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Canada Christian College.
His best-selling novel Shuttle was nominated as Book of the Year in 1982 by the Periodical Distributor's Association. He co-founded and was president of the Aerospace Heritage Foundation.
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